Alex Walter is the Chief Innovation Officer at the A3J Group, a company he formed to address the need for innovative software solutions and integrated consulting services within the EAM industry. Alex brings 17 plus years of experience in business consulting in various industries including Life Sciences, Oil and Gas, Water and Waste Management, Education, Government Facilities, among others.
Alex lives in Tampa, FL with his wife, two sons, and dogs. In his free time, he enjoys running half marathons, making space in his garage for new camping and outdoor equipment, traveling to far off places with the Walter Circus, and remaining hopeful that his NY Jets' best days are ahead of them and not behind.
The Work Log is a great piece of functionality added to Maximo in version 6. It provides a chronological and historical view of notes captured against a Work Order or a Service Request. In previous versions, the record's long description field was the only mechanism for capturing notes. Now, the Work Log allows for better [...]
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With the launch of Maximo 7.6 came some enhanced functionality around KPI's. Specifically, two new applications were added to the product: KPI Templates and KPI Viewer. This article will cover the features of how to utilize the KPI Templates application for your organization. For more information on the KPI Viewer application, please sure to visit our related [...]
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Application.
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